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Welcome to Urban Calm, an East Village organic spa retreat created by Heidi Olden, voted "Best Esthetician" by San Diego Magazine. Drawing from beauty therapies that are both ancient as well as modern, Urban Calm offers a unique selection of treatments designed to nourish your skin and nurture your spirit. Step out of the hustle and bustle of the city and discover an urban retreat where elements of nature, aromatic essences and soothing sounds take you to a place of balance, harmony and perfect calm. |
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FACE INTENSIVE TREATMENTS RESURFACE
REVIVE
REJUVENATE
URBAN CALM SIGNATURE FACIALS Choose from a variety of our signature organic facials, and the time frame that best suits your needs. All 90 minute signature facials include a skin analysis, cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, customized mask, massage of the face, neck, shoulders, scalp, hands and feet. 45 and 60 minute facials will be customized to fit the shorter time frame and focus on the specific skin care needs of each individual.[45 minutes] 85 [60 minutes] 105 [90 minutes] 130 purify hydrate calm renew BODY RESTORE
Swedish
Deep Tissue
Prenatal ADD-ON TO MASSAGE purify tan
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EPILATION waxPre and post waxing care products are all organic and provide great results while reducing redness and irritation. Waxing is contraindicated for use with Retinoids and Accutane. Brows 25 Lip 12 Lip & Brow 30 Chin 15 Cheeks 25 Sideburns 15 Full Face 50 Underarms 20 Arms 25-35 Bikini Moderate 30 Extensive 45 Brazilian 55 Upper Leg 40 Lower Leg 35 Full Leg 65 Full Leg w/Bikini 90 Full Leg w/Brazilian 110 Back 40 Chest 40 threading Brows
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products At Urban Calm emphasis is placed on purity and simplicity. Because we absorb into our bodies what is applied to the skin, we seek products that are truly safe, beneficial and wholesome, never harmful to our health or the environment. To truly enhance the health and beauty of the skin, products with synthetic chemicals and preservatives must be avoided. Only products with the purest of ingredients are used to perform our spa treatments and we carry many of these exclusive products in Urban Calm's spa boutique. All of our retail products are organic and from small, family-owned businesses; all are cruelty-free. We welcome you to experience beauty, wellness and purity at home.
enessa facial cleansers
hydrosols
All Skin Types
All Skin Types
exfoliant
facial nourishments
seaweed nourishing gels
All Skin Types
masks
All Skin Types
Dry Skin
acne/blemish control
Treats Cystic Acne Blemished Skin/Acne
All Skin Types
anti-aging
All Skin Types
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Heidi Olden found her place in the spa industry over fifteen years ago. Drawing on her years of experience as an esthetician she has created a unique selection of effective skincare treatments and hair removal options for you to experience at Urban Calm. Heidi's extensive resume includes her employment at The Four Seasons Resort Aviara where she was able to utilize her skills in their highly acclaimed spa, now listed among the top twenty spas in the world. Heidi has worked at several other high end salons and day spas in California and Connecticut and has also offered medical skincare in a cosmetic surgeon's office. After receiving her education and obtaining her California esthetician's license, Heidi relocated to the East Coast and continued her studies at New York's Dermal Institute. Heidi opened her first skin and body care studio, Zenobia Wellness Spa, in 2001 with the goal of offering her clients treatments that would address their individual skincare needs. Heidi's fascination with the ancient art of aromatherapy and search for a natural and effective product line led her to Enessa, an aromatherapy skincare line formulated by world-renowned esthetician Michelle Ornstein. Over the years Heidi has been mentored by Ornstein and is now proud to feature the Enessa line of products at Urban Calm. Always interested in giving her clients the best treatments available Heidi has also mastered the art of threading, an ancient hair removal technique that has been a celebrity secret for the past few years and is now becoming popular beyond the boundaries of New York City and Los Angeles. Trained by Ornstein (who performs threading on many celebrities such as Cher, Salma Hayek and Michelle Branch) Heidi is proud to be among only a handful of estheticians offering this service in San Diego. Combining her extensive training, years of experience, unique touch and outstanding products, Heidi created the spa sanctuary, Urban Calm, in 2006. Heidi aspires to deliver the best client experience possible, training each member of her team extensively to ensure that each and every person that steps foot into Urban Calm receives the care and attention that they deserve as well as the highest quality, individualized spa treatments. The products and therapies offered at Urban Calm are based on her belief in purity, a profound state of relaxation, and the restoration of a state of just being, a sense of calm. In order to accommodate her existing clients, Heidi is not accepting any new clients at this time.
Brenda Bradley, licensed esthetician, has been a part of the Urban Calm team since 2009. Brenda, a Washington state native, began her career in esthetics in 2005. Since that time she has acquired extensive experience in the spa industry. Brenda began her career by working at a medical spa. She then moved on to Lale Spa, in Sacramento, where she remained for two years. After relocating to San Diego, Brenda found her place at Urban Calm. At that time Brenda trained extensively with Heidi, learning the unique and specialized skincare treatments Heidi had created for her clients at Urban Calm. Brenda worked side-by-side with Heidi and under her tutelage she also quickly mastered the art of threading. Brenda's talent in creating the perfect brow shape with her artistic threading technique was quickly discovered and she now has a loyal following for her expertise in brow shaping and threading hair removal. In her years as a licensed esthetician, Brenda has made it a point to work with many product lines, from natural and organic to cosmeceutical and pharmaceutical. This has allowed her to gain a vast knowledge of what the world of skin care has to offer. Her preference remains working with effective, organic and natural products. Brenda strives to help her clients develop a skincare routine utilizing products that are not only good for their skin, but good for the environment as well. Brenda focuses on giving her clients the best spa experience possible and tailors the care she provides them to their own individual needs, whether that be assisting them in achieving their ideal brow shape or creating a specialized routine to target specific skin concerns. She strives to keep herself up to date on the latest skincare trends so that she can educate and share her knowledge with each client. Outside of her drive to provide her clients with the very best spa experience possible, she possesses a unique touch and demeanor that keep drawing her clients back again and again.
Samantha Pimentel, licensed esthetician and certified makeup artist, graduated from Bellus Academy in 2012. There she received comprehensive professional training in all aspects of the esthetics industry, including skin analysis and conditions, facials, chemical treatments, skin treatments, hair removal and makeup application. After obtaining her license in esthetics, Samantha began her career at Massage Envy. She soon moved on to join Urban Calm and trained extensively with both Heidi and Brenda to prepare her to offer Urban Calm's spa offerings with the same high standards that their clients have come to expect. It was Samantha's passion for helping others achieve their best personal wellness and beauty that first inspired her to become an esthetician and that passion shines through with each and every spa treatment she performs. Her love and passion for skin care, her nurturing touch and her sincere desire to help others come together to create a serene and relaxing spa experience.
Tanya Peters entered the realm of massage therapy by way of attending the International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) in 2002. Massage seemed to be the best route for this health conscious, tree loving, granola girl. IPSB became her home and she excitedly developed proficiency at such things as anatomy, physiology, practice of deeper self awareness and compassion, as well as techniques of: passive joint movement, chair, pregnancy, therapeutic, and deep tissue massage. While attending school Tanya began working on friends and neighbors and at the Pacific Center of Health volunteering as an acupuncturist assistant providing massage and other techniques to enhance patient's acupuncture treatments. She also began working at Scripps which offered chair massage to it’s employees. In 2008 she moved to New Jersey and practiced massage full time. She also began her intense practice of Bikram yoga. On the east coast she worked for a chiropractor and also at an Ayurvedic inspired spa where she learned how to incorporate services such as scrubs, hot towels and aromatherapy into massage sessions. In 2010 Tanya returned to San Diego and offered her massage services at Blue Lotus Holistic Center for about a year and then at for The Knotstop for over six years. Now she calls Urban Calm her home where she loves the intimate, calming spa atmosphere and is able to deliver a range of relaxation services as well as blending therapeutic modalities. Tanya keeps an open mind and believes knowing comes from experience. She has tried different ways of eating and physical training in order to discover and be in the best health that she can be for wherever her body is currently. Acupuncture, massage and chiropractic care are her main forms of heath care. Tanya’s goal is to help others achieve peace, balance and well being in their bodies through therapeutic touch, increased body awareness and movement. | |
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![]() Ranch & Coast Magazine-March 2010 “At Urban Calm Spa downtown, owner/aesthetician Heidi Olden uses Enessa, an organic skin care line that is vegan and doesn’t contain artificial ingredients, harsh fragrances, or detergents. “The skin is the largest organ,” Olden says. “I see a lot of faces and there is a distinct difference between the healthy glow a person can achieve through taking good care of their skin naturally and the artificial look of skin that has been stripped with peels and injected with harmful, toxic substances.” (www.urbancalmspa.com)” |
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![]() Best of San Diego 2007 “Heidi Olden worked at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, rated among the top spas in the world, before opening her own “spa sanctuary,” Urban Calm (726 Ninth Avenue, 619-236-1395), in downtown's up-and-coming East Village earlier this year. There she performs threading, an ancient hair-removal technique rooted in the Middle East. Twisted cotton threads are rolled over the hair shaft, plucking it out at the follicle. Olden was trained by esthetician-to-the-stars Michelle Ornstein (who's tamed Cher's brows). |
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